EV export ChinaAn file photo shows vehicles for export at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. China's auto production and sales logged double-digit increases in the first half of the year (H1), a sign of vibrant domestic consumption in the world's second-largest economy, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed on Thursday. The country's auto output totaled 15.62 million units during the period, up 12.5 percent from a year ago, while auto sales rose 11.4 percent to 15.65 million units.  EPA/XINHUA / Tang Ke CHINA OUT / UK AND IRELAND OUT  /       MANDATORY CREDIT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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